Guns quiet for now but hermit kingdom stirs

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Rory Medcalf, Director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, writes that with the death of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il, Asia will be bracing for instability. A key question is whether his successor feels compelled to take assertive action to prove his leadership credentials. The Australian, 20 December 2011, p. 7Rory Medcalf

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Rory Medcalf, Director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program, writes that with the death of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il, Asia will be bracing for instability. A key question is whether his successor feels compelled to take assertive action to prove his leadership credentials. The Australian, 20 December 2011, p. 7Rory Medcalf